Sinatras Comeback Sparks Hollywood Shuffle
Rumors say Frank Sinatra resists his first postwar film but now may star in Take It or Leave It at Twentieth Century Fox and appear opposite Bing Crosby on broadcasts. Other news notes Sinatra replacement and studio plans, Bette Davis, Anne Jeffreys, stage doors, and Navy charity efforts.
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Frank Sinatra
Ben Bernie
Walter Winell
Sinatra
Bing Crosby
Bing
Baker
Twentieth Century-Fox
Anne Jeffreys
Hollywood
Pete
Taussig
Diego Gongaro
Puerto Rico
Anne
Oddities note Ma Curie touring stages and front lines
A clipped item notes Ma Curie in seventh week at Radio City Music Hall and the same run for troops on the Italian front. It mentions a piece titled Song of the Open Roads with a replica called Junior appearing, and references a North African soldier observing performances abroad.
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Eso
Conspiracy' The Story 80 Far
Anne Heywood a heiress travels to Puerto Rico where reporter Pete Wilcox uncovers danger. Richard Taussig a German agent plots to destroy water supply as Miguel Valera questions loyalty. Pete confronts clues while Anne faces a tense night in a colonial hotel.
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Anne Heywood
New York
Puerto Rico
Pete Wilcox
Miguel Valera
Richard Taussig
Pete
Anne
Taussig
Bobby Jones and the War on Nazi Golf
The piece satirizes Bobby Jones as a U S intelligence officer in Europe evaluating Nazi officers as golfers. It mocks Goering Goebbels and Himmler with club jargon while noting their poor form and unreliable discipline. It also discusses jet planes as a rapid, dangerous new technology and includes unrelated comic asides about aviation figures.
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Bobby Jones
U. S
Europe
Bobby
Spring Crochet Hat and Bag Pattern 7588 Picks Up Demand
Crochet medallions and morning glories greet spring with a viva cious hat and matching bag. Easy to do in straw yarn or cotton. Pattern 7588 provides hat and purse stitches. Due to high demand and wartime conditions, processing takes longer than usual.
Household Hints on Reusing and Maintaining Everyday Items
Practical tips suggest repurposing old textiles into cot sheets and pillowcases, greasing new cooking utensils before first use, tucking loose threads, repairing zippers and snaps, saving usable parts, waxing wood to ease cleaning, and storing metal costume jewelry in a quilted folder to prevent tarnish and scratches.
Locals Request Colored Chutes for Burma Frontier Drops
Burmese natives urge the army to use colored fabrics in supply chutes to the frontier. They say discarded cloths are used for clothing and are tired of white.
Wake Up Call with Lemon Water Regimen
A revival era health tip promotes sipping the juice of one Sunkist lemon in a glass of water each morning on an empty stomach. The regimen allegedly stimulates regular bowel action, boosts vitamin C, and supports digestion and immune resistance.
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Sunkist
California
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